All Multichannel articles – Page 169
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NewsLittlewoods to launch interactive Facebook TV show
Littlewoods, in what it claims is a retail first, is to broadcast a live interactive TV show on Facebook, hosted by brand ambassador Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco F&F pop-up opens
Tesco today opened its F&F pop-up store in Covent Garden in time for the Diamond Jubilee weekend.
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NewsAurora launches PayPal mobile payments in-store
Customers shopping at womenswear chains Oasis, Warehouse, Coast and Karen Millen can now pay for items by PayPal in-store using their mobile phones.
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Macy’s acquires minority stake in online retailer VIPStore
US department store group Macy’s has acquired a $15m (£9.5m) minority stake in Chinese online retailer VIPStore. Macy’s will sell its merchandise to Chinese consumers through a dedicated section on the website. The initiative will allow Macy’s to “test the waters a little bit and learn”, said chief financial officer ...
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OpinionWhat impact will the recession have online?
So we’re in recession again. Cue further rending of garments and raise the wailing a semitone or two. The tune’s becoming familiar now.
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OpinionM-commerce puts the high street under pressure
To click or to wander? Last month, Boston Consulting Group published findings stating that the UK has the largest internet economy of the G20.
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GalleryIn pictures: PayPal Etail Awards 2012
Photos from the PayPal Etail Awards drinks reception, awards ceremony and after party, at the Grange Hotel in London.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sales uplift
John Lewis recorded a “solid” week last week with sales up 11.6%.
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NewsMamas & Papas to sell product on Amazon and Tesco sites
Mamas & Papas has identified digital marketplaces as central to its online growth strategy.
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AnalysisFive opportunities for Asos
As Asos comes closer to achieving its ambition of £1bn sales from five major markets by 2015, we look at the key opportunities the etailer has to drive that growth.
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NewsSales soar at The Entertainer as sector rivals close down
Specialist toy retailer The Entertainer posted a surge in sales in its first quarter as it filled the gap left by closed Woolworths, Early Learning Centre and Hawkin’s Bazaar stores.
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AnalysisWalmart prospers in US but stuggles with digital
Recording its third consecutive quarter of positive comps growth, it appears Walmart has finally found momentum in the US by going back to basics Walmart US reported a 2.6% rise in first-quarter like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, last week.
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NewsM&S latest retailer to slow down store expansion
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to switch the lights to amber on UK store expansion plans as punishing trading conditions persist and multichannel retail grows.
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AnalysisInteractive TV shopping: What do retailers need to know?
Interactive TV shopping is the latest opportunity to exploit in e-commerce, but retailers must act fast if they want to turn this channel into a winner.
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OpinionM&S is keeping pace, but it’s time to start setting it
There was a workmanlike feel to Marks & Spencer’s results this week.
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NewsPixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
Dixons-owned Pixmania has set out ambitious plans to become the leading online European jewellery retailer within the next two years.
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NewsAsos posts "strong" performance
Asos has delivered “ another strong” performance for the year ending March 31 as profit before tax including exceptionals rocketed 93% to £30m, as it reveals chairman Lord Waheed Alli prepares to step down from the business.
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NewsHoF drives online investment as ecommerce sales grow
House of Fraser is “investing heavily” in online operations and has switched one of its distribution centres to online-only fulfilment as multichannel grows.
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Redcoon Germany launches online shop on Facebook
Metro’s Redcoon Germany has launched an online shop on its Facebook page. As an extra incentive, special offers for Facebook users will include lower prices than on its regular web shop Redcoon.de.Redcoon expects to gain new customers with the measure. In three days, 500 more Facebook fans had been added, ...
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OpinionSunday trading: To open or not to open?
For eight Sundays, between 22 July and 9 September, shops with a floor space of over 280m2 will not be subject to the traditional “Sunday hours” restrictions.